Elvis Costello Toledo Lyrics

Toledo Lyrics

All through the night you telephoned 
I saw the light blinking red 
Beside the cradle 
But you don`t know how far I`ve gone 
Now I must live with the lie 
That I made 
But if I call, I know I won`t have to say it 
You`ll hear my voice - something is bound to betray it 

But do people living in Toledo 
Know that their name hasn`t travelled very well? 
And does anybody in Ohio 
Dream of that Spanish citadel? 
But it`s no use saying that I love you 
And how that girl really didn`t mean a thing to me 
For if anyone should look into your eyes 
It`s not forgiveness that they`re gonna see 

You hear her voice - "How could you do that?" 
You hear her voice - "How could you do that?" 

So I walked outside in the bright 
Sunshine and lovers pass by 
Smiling and joking 
But they don`t know the fool I was 
Why should they care what was lost 
What was broken? 

But if I call, I know I won`t have to say it 
You`ll hear my voice - something is bound to betray it 

But do people living in Toledo 
Know that their name hasn`t travelled very well? 
And does anybody in Ohio 
Dream of that Spanish citadel? 
But it`s no use saying that I love you 
And how that girl really didn`t mean a thing to me 
For if anyone should look into your eyes 
It`s not forgiveness that they`re gonna see 

But do people living in Toledo 
Know that their name hasn`t travelled very well? 
And does anybody in Ohio 
Dream of that Spanish citadel? 
But we still have Florence, Alabama 
We don`t have Paris, and we don`t have Rome